US7559912B2 - High pressure range hydrocephalus valve system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to medical devices for directing bodily fluids from one region of a patient to another region, and in particular the invention relates to an adjustable implantable valve for treating hydrocephalus.
- Hydrocephalus is a condition afflicting patients who are unable to regulate cerebrospinal fluid flow through their body's own natural pathways.
- CSF cerebrospinal fluid
- the cerebrospinal fluid is normally absorbed by the body's venous system.
- the cerebrospinal fluid is not absorbed in this manner, but instead accumulates in the ventricles of the patient's brain. If left untreated, the increasing volume of fluid elevates the patient's intracranial pressure and can lead to serious medical conditions such as compression of the brain tissue and impaired blood flow to the brain.
- a drainage system commonly referred to as a shunt
- a shunt is often used to carry out the transfer of fluid.
- a scalp incision is made and a small hole is drilled in the skull.
- a proximal, or ventricular, catheter is installed in the ventricular cavity of the patient's brain, while a distal, or drainage, catheter is installed in that portion of the patient's body where the excess fluid is to be reintroduced.
- a pump or one-way control valve can be placed between the proximal and distal catheters.
- the shunt systems include a valve mechanism that operates to permit fluid flow only once the fluid pressure reaches a certain threshold level. That is, fluid enters the valve only when the fluid pressure overcomes the valve mechanism's resistance to open.
- Some valve mechanisms permit the adjustment, or programming, of the opening pressure level, or resistance level, at which fluid flow commences.
- These valve mechanisms can comprise a variety of configurations.
- the valve mechanism can be configured as a ball-in-cone as illustrated and described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,886,948, 4,332,255, 4,387,715, 4,551,128, 4,595,390, 4,615,691, 4,772,257, and 5,928,182, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- valve device that can be used to gradually increase the threshold pressure, preferably in relatively small and precise increments, thereby forcing the patient's own physiologic resorption system to compensate and eventually become shunt independent.
- a valve for use in treating hydrocephalus generally includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a valve element disposed within the housing and effective to allow fluid to flow from the inlet in the housing to the outlet in the housing when a fluid pressure at the inlet is greater than a threshold pressure of the valve element, and an adjustment mechanism that is coupled to the valve element and that is effective to selectively adjust the threshold pressure up to at least about 400 mm H 2 O at increments in the range of about 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O.
- the threshold pressure is adjustable in substantially uniform increments, and more preferably in increments of about 20 mm H 2 O.
- valve element can have a variety of configurations and virtually any valve mechanism know in the art can be used in accordance with the present invention.
- the valve is preferably, however, configured to remain closed until a fluid pressure differential between the inlet of the valve and the outlet of the valve exceeds a certain selected valve opening pressure.
- suitable valve elements include a tapered pin and aperture, a sliding shutter, a shutter/gate mechanism, and a ball-in-cone construct.
- the valve element includes an aperture, a restricting element, such as a ball, disposed within the aperture and having a width or diameter greater than a width or diameter of the aperture, and a biasing member coupled to an adjustment mechanism and effective to bias the restricting element against the aperture at the threshold pressure.
- the biasing member can be, for example, a spring extending between the adjustment mechanism and the ball, and the adjustment mechanism can be, for example, a cam mechanism having a plurality of positions formed thereon with each position corresponding to a predetermined threshold pressure.
- each position can be in the form of a step, and the cam can include 18 steps formed thereon.
- At least a portion of the aperture in the valve can be in the shape of a cone having a cone angle of at least about 70°, and more preferably about 95°, and the ball can have a diameter of at least about 0.8 mm, and more preferably about 1.2 mm.
- the aperture includes a proximal cone-shaped portion adapted to seat the ball and having a chamfer formed along an edge thereof, and a distal substantially cylindrical portion.
- the distal substantially cylindrical portion preferably has a maximum diameter of about 0.8 mm.
- a valve for use in treating hydrocephalus includes an inlet and an outlet and a valve element in communication with the inlet and outlet and effective to allow fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet when a fluid pressure at the inlet is greater than a threshold pressure of the valve element.
- the threshold pressure is preferably selectively adjustable up to a pressure of at least about 400 mm H 2 O at increments of about 20 mm H 2 O.
- the valve element includes an aperture, a ball disposed within the aperture and having a diameter greater than a diameter of the aperture, and a biasing member effective to bias the ball against the aperture at the threshold pressure.
- the valve element can also include an adjustment mechanism that is coupled to the biasing member and that is effective to selectively adjust the threshold pressure.
- the biasing member can be, for example, a spring extending between the cam and the ball, and the adjustment mechanism can be, for example, a cam mechanism having a plurality of steps formed thereon, each step corresponding to a threshold pressure.
- the present invention also provides a method for treating hydrocephalus.
- the method includes the steps of implanting a valve in a patient's body such that fluid in the patient's body can flow into an inlet in the valve and out through an outlet in the valve, and periodically and repeatedly increasing a threshold pressure of the valve up to at least about 400 mm H 2 O at increments in the range of about 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O such that fluid can only flow through the valve when a fluid pressure at the inlet is greater than the threshold pressure of the valve element.
- the threshold pressure of the valve is increased from an initial pressure in the range of about 30 mm H 2 O to 200, and more preferably from about 30 mm H 2 O to 140 mm H 2 O, to a final pressure in the range of about 200 mm H 2 O to 500 mm H 2 O, and more preferably from about 300 mm H 2 O to 400 mm H 2 O.
- the threshold pressure of the valve is increased in increments of about 5% of the total valve operating pressure range.
- a method for treating hydrocephalus includes the step of implanting a shunt system having a proximal catheter disposed within a ventricular cavity of the patient's brain, a distal catheter installed at a remote location in the patient's body where fluid is to be reintroduced, and a valve disposed between the proximal and distal catheters and adapted to control a rate of fluid flow from the ventricular cavity to the remote location.
- a threshold pressure of the valve is then set such that fluid can only flow through the valve when a fluid pressure in the first catheter is greater than the threshold pressure of the valve.
- the threshold pressure is then periodically increased at increments in the range of about 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O until a pressure greater than about 400 mm H 2 O is achieved such that the shunt system can be removed and the patient is cured of hydrocephalus.
- FIG. 1 is partially cross-sectional side view of a prior art hydrocephalus shunt system implanted within a ventricle of a patient's brain;
- FIG. 2A is a side, sectional view of a prior art externally programmable shunt valve
- FIG. 2B is perspective view of a prior art programmer for programming the prior art shunt valve of FIG. 2A ;
- FIG. 2C is a side view illustration of the valve element of the externally programmable shunt valve shown in FIG. 2A ;
- FIG. 2D is a cross-sectional side view illustration of the ball-in-cone portion of the externally programmable shunt valve shown in FIG. 2A ;
- FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional side view illustration of one embodiment of support plate having a ball-in-cone valve element in accordance with the present invention for use in a hydrocephalus valve;
- FIG. 3B is a top view of the support plate shown in FIG. 3A .
- the present invention generally provides a valve for use in a shunt system to drain fluid from one part of a patient's body to another. While the valve is primarily described in connection with a shunt system for treating hydrocephalus, the valve can be used in other types of implantable devices for controlling fluid flow.
- the valve is operable at a threshold pressure that is selectively adjustable up to at least about 400 mm H 2 O at increments in the range of about 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O. The ability of the valve to operate at a high threshold pressure and to be adjusted at relatively small and precise increments renders the valve particularly advantageous for use in younger hydrocephalus patients.
- the threshold pressure of the valve can be gradually increased in small increments over a period of time to reduce the amount of fluid flowing through the valve and slowly force the patient's own resorption system to circulate cerebrospinal fluid and.
- shunt independence can be achieved thereby allowing the shunt to be successfully removed.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a prior art shunt system 10 .
- the system 10 generally includes a proximal catheter 12 , also referred to as a ventricular catheter, that is disposed within a ventricular cavity 18 of the patient's brain, a distal catheter 14 , also referred to as a drainage catheter, that is installed at a remote location, e.g., the circulatory system, in the patient's body where fluid is to be reintroduced, and a valve 16 that is disposed between the proximal and distal catheters 12 , 14 and that is adapted to control a rate of fluid flow from the ventricular cavity 16 to the remote location.
- the system 10 also includes an external programming device (not shown) for adjusting a threshold pressure at which fluid can flow from the proximal catheter 12 through the valve 16 to the distal catheter 14 to be delivered at the remote location.
- FIGS. 2A-2D illustrate one embodiment of a prior art externally programmable valve system 50 and an external programming device 52 for adjusting a threshold pressure at which fluid begins to flow through the device.
- the valve 50 and external programming device 52 are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,886,948, 4,332,255, 4,387,715, 4,551,128, 4,595,390, 4,615,691, 4,772,257, and 5,928,182, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- the shunt valve 50 generally includes a valve body 60 defining a chamber 62 with an inlet 64 and an outlet 66 .
- a support plate 68 is disposed within the valve body 60 and it separates the inlet 64 from the outlet 66 .
- An aperture 70 is formed in the support plate 68 at one end thereof and it defines a valve seat 72 for seating a ball 74 in sealing engagement therewith.
- the valve seat 72 is substantially cone-shaped and it has a cone angle of about 60°.
- the ball 74 and the aperture 70 can be formed from a polished hard material, preferably a ruby or synthetic sapphire, to ensure an effective seal when the ball 74 is seated in the valve seat 72 , and to lessen the tendency for the ball 74 to become stuck in the seat 72 .
- the spherical ball 74 has a diameter d b that is larger than the diameter d a of the aperture 70 , but that is substantially the same as a radius of curvature of the valve seat 72 .
- the spherical ball has a diameter d b that is about 1.57 mm (0.062 inches), which is substantially the same as the radius of curvature of the valve seat 72 , but which is greater than the diameter d a of the aperture 70 , which is about 1.45 mm (0.053 inches).
- the valve 50 also includes a biasing element, e.g., spring 78 , having a first end 76 that biases the ball 74 into the valve seat 72 to prevent fluid flow through the aperture 70 , and thus through the valve 50 .
- the second end 80 of the spring 78 is coupled to a cam mechanism 82 that is effective to change the biasing force of the spring 78 against the ball 74 .
- the cam mechanism 82 includes a circular staircase of eighteen steps 83 , each being grooved so as to have a V-shape cross section.
- the end 80 of the spring 78 that is position on the steps 83 also has a similar V-shape chosen to mate with the V-shape of steps 83 .
- a barrier (not shown) is provided at each end of the staircase 83 . This confines rotation of the cam 82 to slightly less than one revolution.
- the V-shape of steps 83 act as detents to keep the cam 82 in precisely one of eighteen possible angular positions. That means that the vertical position of free end 80 of the spring 78 is always at precisely one of eighteen different values.
- the cam 82 is rotated to increase or decrease a height of the spring 78 at a second end 80 , thereby increasing or decreasing the pressure applied to the ball 74 by the first end 76 of the spring 78 .
- the biasing force provided by the spring 78 therefore determines the threshold pressure that must be overcome in order to separate the ball 74 from the valve seat 72 to allow fluid flow into the chamber 62 and out the outlet 66 of the valve 50 .
- the cam 82 is disposed in a centrally located hole in a rotor 84 which includes a plurality of permanent magnetic poles of alternate polarity. At any one angular position, a pole exposed on the top side has an opposite pole on the other side.
- a stator member 86 Below the rotor 84 , four stator elements are fixed in a stator member 86 .
- the stator elements are formed from a magnetically soft and permeable material. The stator elements are shaped to conform to the rotor 84 elements.
- the shunt valve 50 is surgically implanted under the scalp of a patient and it is coupled to proximal and distal catheters, as shown in FIG. 1 .
- a threshold pressure of the valve 50 can be adjusted by using the programmer 52 shown in FIG. 2B .
- the programmer 52 includes a control device 54 for selecting a threshold pressure and a programming element 56 that is configured to be placed over the valve.
- the programming element 56 includes a housing 90 with a groove 92 that is adapted to conform to a protrusion on the scalp caused by the implanted shunt valve 50 .
- an operator maneuvers the programming element 56 so that the scalp protrusion is within the groove 92 .
- a series of electromagnets 94 disposed about a central axis are sequentially energized to apply a pulsed magnetic field to the stepper motor and cause the rotor 84 to rotate.
- This causes the cam 82 to rotate to one of eighteen positions, therefore adjusting the pressure applied to the ball 74 by the first end 76 of the spring 78 .
- the threshold pressure of the shunt valve 50 is adjusted.
- the valve 50 can be adjusted in increments of 10 mm H 2 O to one of eighteen pressures ranging from 20 mm H 2 O to 190 mm H 2 O.
- FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a portion of a shunt valve in accordance with the present invention.
- the valve is configured to allow the threshold pressure to be adjusted up to a threshold pressure of at least about 400 mm H 2 O, and more preferably about 500 mm H 2 O.
- the threshold pressure is also preferably adjustable in increments ranging from 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O, and more preferably in increments of about 20 mm H 2 O.
- a support plate 116 similar to support plate 68 of valve 50 .
- the support plate 116 can vary in shape and size, but in an exemplary embodiment, as shown, the support plate 116 has a substantially cylindrical shape with a diameter D s that is preferably in the range of about 1.5 mm to 3.0 mm, and more preferably that is about 2.2 mm, and a height H s that is in the range of about 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm, and more preferably that is about 0.9 mm.
- the support plate 116 includes an aperture 114 formed therein for seating a ball 112 .
- the aperture 114 includes a proximal portion or chamfer 114 a , a cone-shaped or mid-portion 114 b which defines the valve seat for seating the ball 112 , and a distal, substantially cylindrical portion 114 c .
- the chamfer 114 a is substantially cylindrical such that the sidewalls extend parallel to one another, and it extends from the mid-portion 114 b to a proximal surface 116 a of the support plate 68 .
- the chamfer 114 a is particularly advantageous in that it provides performance characteristics, such as flow regulation and anti-reflux, while preventing the ball from becoming unseated during normal valve operations (i.e. physiologic flow conditions).
- the size of the aperture 114 and ball 112 can vary, but in an exemplary embodiment, the proximal portion has a diameter D p that is in the range of about 1.6 mm (0.063 inches) to 1.8 mm (0.071 inches), and more preferably that is about 1.7 mm (0.067 inches), and the distal portion 114 c has a diameter D d that is substantially smaller than the diameter D p of the proximal portion 114 a . In an exemplary embodiment, the distal portion 114 c has a diameter D d that is in the range of about 0.70 mm (0.027 inches) to 0.80 mm (0.031 inches), and more preferably that is about 0.762 mm (0.030 inches).
- the ball 112 has a diameter D b that is less than the diameter D p of the proximal portion 114 a , but that is greater than the diameter D d of the distal portion 114 c .
- the ball 112 has a diameter D b that is greater than 0.8 mm (0.031 inches), and more preferably that is about 1.2 mm (0.047 inches).
- the mid-portion 114 b has sidewalls that extend at an angle ⁇ relative to one another, and in an exemplary embodiment, the cone angle ⁇ between the sidewalls is greater than about 70°, and more preferably it is about 95°.
- the ball 112 will not extend through the distal portion 114 c and beyond a distal surface 116 b of the support plate 116 , but rather it will rest substantially within the mid-portion 114 b to seal the aperture 114 .
- the ball 112 and aperture 114 can be used in a variety of programmable valves, but in an exemplary embodiment they are used with a valve similar to valve 50 shown in FIGS. 2A , 2 C, and 2 D.
- rotation of the cam 82 to one of the eighteen steps 83 will be effective to adjust the pressure up to a threshold pressure of at least about 400 mm H 2 O, and more preferably about 500 mm H 2 O.
- each step 83 on the cam 82 will change the pressure in increments of 20 mm H 2 O.
- the incremental changes in the threshold pressure can, however, vary depending on the size of the ball 112 and aperture 114 , as well as the height of the steps 83 .
- the threshold pressure can be adjusted in increments of about 5% of the total valve operating pressure range, or in increments of about 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O up to a pressure of at least about 400 mm H 2 O, and more preferably about 500 mm H 2 O.
- the ability of the valve to operate at a high threshold pressure of about 200 mm H 2 O to 500 mm H 2 O can be used to achieve shunt independence.
- the procedure begins by first setting the threshold pressure of the valve to a desired level according to the circumstances of the case, and then surgically implanting the valve in a patient following well-known procedures. Further adjustments in pressure can be made at subsequent times, as necessary.
- the threshold pressure is then periodically (e.g., 1 month after initial operation to 2-3 years) increased in small increments (e.g., 10 mm H 2 O to 40 mm H 2 O) to force the patient's own resorption system to circulate the CSF.
- valve Once a pressure of about 400 mm H 2 O or greater is achieved, the valve is substantially in an off position, indicating that the patient's own resorption system is circulating cerebrospinal fluid. Shunt independent is therefore achieved, thus allowing the shunt to be successfully removed.
- valve element can have a variety of configurations and virtually any valve mechanism know in the art can be used in accordance with the present invention.
- the valve is preferably, however, configured to remain closed until a fluid pressure differential between the inlet of the valve and the outlet of the valve exceeds a certain selected valve opening pressure.
- suitable valve elements include a tapered pin and aperture, a sliding shutter, a shutter/gate mechanism, and a ball-in-cone construct.
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